Mathematics - Year 4

Mathematics - Year 4

This is for year 4 students. Recommended in term 3. Consists of language and subjects from term 1 to term 3. It contains some infant language as well.

Area, Surface and Perimeter.

Term 1

What is area?

Area is the measurement inside any shape or object. Example sentence: The area of this soccer ball is 50 cm²!

How do you measure area?

Area is measured by multiplying 2 even sides together, or counting the edge and multiplying by the 2 even numbers of the output. You put a '²' sign next to the measurement number and unit of measurement.

Word Problems:

Adam's square is equal to 3cm on THREE SIDES. What is the area? A=1cm².

Perimeter

Term 2

What is perimeter?

Perimeter is like the fence around the house, or in mathematical terms, "the outline of the shape and the edge as other well known"

How do you measure perimeter?

To measure perimeter, you add up all of the edges. The area is the inside measurement, but let's focus on perimeter.

Surface Area

Term 3 Week 6-9

What is surface area?

Surface area is the perimeter and area added together and producted.